Site Planner

UGL Limited; Perth, Shire Of Ashburton; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UGL Limited is seeking an experienced Site Based Planner to join our CO2 team on a major construction project at Barrow Island. Commencing ASAP, this 2/2 roster role has the point of hire in Perth, WA.

You will provide essential planning and scheduling support to the Site Execution Team to meet time and budget targets. Key duties include developing detailed schedules, managing resources, updating planning systems, and producing weekly progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in site planning.
• Hands-on Primavera planning experience required.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling practices and earned value.
• Ability to work independently within defined parameters.
• Understanding of safety regulations and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project schedules and update them regularly.
• Create, revise and communicate scheduling procedures.
• Manage resource loading and progress tracking with Site Execution Team.
• Maintain current budget hours and key quantities for activities.
• Provide schedule impact analysis for project changes.
• Conduct critical path and forecasting analyses for progress.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports.
• Develop data standards and clarify project scope.
• Collaborate on scheduling, cost estimating and project controls.
• Develop manpower, quantity and equipment histograms and monitor plan vs actual progress.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules and coordinate cross-discipline meetings.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project scheduling

Budget management

WBS level 7

E&I background

Look-ahead planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

UGL are seeking an experienced Site Based Planner to join our CO2 team working on a major construction project. Commencing ASAP, you will be working a 2/2 roster at our Barrow Island Site. Point of hire is Perth, WA. The successful candidate will provide essential planning and scheduling support to the Site Execution Team, ensuring the project meets its time and budget targets. Key responsibilities include delivering accurate, compliant planning to achieve safe, timely completion and desired commercial, financial, and scheduling outcomes in line with UGL and Client standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule Development: Work closely with project team leads to develop detailed project schedules and ensure timely updates.
• Procedure Management: Create, revise, and communicate scheduling procedures to guarantee accurate and consistent reporting.
• Resource Loading & Tracking: Manage resource and key quantity allocations within schedules and track daily progress updates for quantities installed in conjunction with the Site Execution Team .
• Budget Oversight: Maintain current budget hours and key quantities for each activity, updating our planning applications as needed.
• Impact Analysis: Provide the Project Controls Lead with insights on schedule impacts resulting from project changes.
• Critical Path & Forecasting Analysis: Conduct schedule analysis to identify critical paths and support progress, manpower, and productivity forecasting.
• Reporting & Documentation: Contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports; assist in distributing weekly and monthly updates.
• Data Standards & Scope Management: Develop data standards specific to each project and clarify scope as necessary.
• WBS & Cost Control Integration: Collaborate with Project Controls and Contracts/Commercial Managers for scheduling, cost estimating, and project control.
• Resource Management & Progress Monitoring: Develop manpower, key quantity and equipment histograms, track plan vs. actual progress, and analyse any deviations.
• Look-Ahead Schedules & Coordination: Prepare look-ahead schedules, participate in cross-discipline meetings, and provide recommendations on resource allocation to meet project goals.

About you:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience; able to operate independently within defined procedural and other parameters
• Strong Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) trade, supervisory or project background is highly desirable.
• In depth hands-on understanding and experience in the use of Primavera software
• Knowledge and expertise of planning practices, standards, systems and processes relevant to the operations of the project.
• Ability to work to a WBS Level 7
• Background/Knowledge in construction trades with construction supervision experience. Understanding of scheduling techniques. Fluent with Project controls methods and earned value calculations
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Familiarity with relevant safety regulations and industry best practices.

What makes you right for UGL:

• Genuine concern for safety
• Ability to provide a safe, supportive and positive workplace
• Capacity to flourish in a high-performance environment
• An innovative mindset and a willingness to challenge the norm
• A belief that success and value are driven by real teams where everyone has a role to play

About Us:

UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies. At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply. Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.

Reference: 269981